Nepal Health Conclave
26-27 December, 2024, Kathmandu, Nepal
The “Nepal Health Conclave 2024: Coordinating Diaspora for Healthcare Strengthening“, organized by the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), successfully concluded with a focus on fostering partnerships, sharing knowledge, and addressing the challenges facing Nepal’s health sector. The conference resulted in the adoption of 10 key priority actions aimed at strengthening the country’s healthcare systems.
Ten Point: Priority Actions
- Establish Research, Evidence Synthesis and Diaspora Engagement Unit at MoHP, backed up by Diaspora Engagement Advisory Team.
- Integrate Diaspora Engagement Activities into National Joint Annual Review (NJAR).
- Establish an Idea/Project Bank as a centralized platform to address Nepal’s health sector needs, promoting collaboration with startups and driving investment in the health sector.
- Develop, maintain, and extend diaspora mapping/horizon (Who is Who? Where?).
- Design Virtual Knowledge Platforms for continuous learning, mentoring, and capacity building.
- Establish a platform for Diaspora Research Grants to fund priority and under-represented health issues.
- Explore possibilities to engage diaspora to address health issues of Labor Migrants.
- Pilot innovative diagnostic and critical care services through diaspora engagement.
- Develop and functionalize Rural Health Fellowship Programs for diaspora.
- Conduct policy analysis to identify the policy and legal arrangements required for improved diaspora engagement in health sector investment.
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